José Leiva León

Biography

    Bachelor of Pharmacy. University of Granada. (1981). Doctor in Pharmacy. University of Granada. (1991)   Specialist in Microbiology and Parasitology. Microbiology Service. Virgen de las Nieves Regional Hospital. Pomegranate. 1987.   Collaborator. Microbiology Service. Clinical University of Navarra.   1992-2000. Consultant Microbiology Service. Clinical University of Navarra.   Since 2000, Director of the Microbiology Service until 2016. Clínica Universidad de Navarra.   2004-present. Member of the commissions of Infectious Diseases and Works.  Research Areas Degree of licenciatura with the memory of degree "Determination of the nutritional requirements of Yersinia enterocolitica" with the qualification of outstanding. 1982. Doctoral Thesis "Application of the Immunoblot technique to the serological study of human brucellosis". 1991. Collaboration Scholarship. Department of Microbiology. Pharmacy faculty. University of Granada. Ministry of Education and Science. Academic years 1979-80 1980-81. Scholarship "DIEGO GUEVARA". Association of Alumni of the Faculty of Pharmacy. Department of Microbiology. Pharmacy faculty. University of Granada. Academic year 1983-84. Scholarship Initiation Research. Social Security Sanitary Research Fund. Microbiology Service. Virgen de las Nieves Regional Hospital. Pomegranate. 1989-1991. Research projects: He has directed 5 research projects and participated as a researcher in 15 other projects.   As a teacher Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. University of Navarra. 1996-2006.   Positive Evaluation by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation (ANECA) as Professor Contractor Doctor with Date September 19, 2006.   Positive Evaluation by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation (ANECA) as Professor Private University with Date September 19, 2006.  Contracted Professor Doctor. Department of Microbiology and parasitology. University of Navarra. 2006-2010.   Accreditation as a Professor of the University Positive Evaluation by the Council of Universities of the Ministry of Education after a positive evaluation by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation (ANECA) dated February 11, 2010.  Full Professor, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. University of Navarra. 2010- present. Global Assessment of the Quality of Teaching Activity by the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Medicine: EXCELLENT. Referred to the teaching given by José Leiva León from 1996 to the present.   He has taught in undergraduate and graduate degrees in Medicine, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Pharmacy. He has taught postgraduate studies (Master and Doctorate) in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Research and Pharmacological Care in the Elderly   Deputy Director of the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra.     As researcher 20 chapters in books, 35 publications in international journals, 25 publications in national journals, 30 contributions to international congresses and 160 to national congresses.   He has directed 6 Doctoral Theses, 3 Master's Degrees, 6 Memories of Investigatory Sufficiency.

Research Interest

 Diagnosis of human brucellosis where he performed the Doctoral Thesis. Diagnosis and treatment of infections associated with biomaterials. Bioengineering applied to the treatment of infections associated with biomaterials. Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of legionellosis. Development of new therapies for the treatment of infections by multiresistant microorganisms. Helicobacter pylori infection. Impact of smoking on bacterial respiratory infections. Mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobial agents. Management in Microbiology laboratories and optimization of microbiological diagnosis.